 JUSTIN SHIELDS
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Biography:
Shields worked for Quaker Oats in Cedar Rapids for 40 years in a variety of factory positions. He was president of the union HIS last 15 years. DURING THAT TIME THE plant transformed the labor-management arrangement into a partnership. As union president he worked full-time in labor-management relations. ‘‘We were actual partners in how Quaker conducted business,’’ he explains. When Quaker considered closing the plant in recent years JUSTIN “ played a role in getting it stopped.” Shields, now retired from Quaker, has also served as president of the Hawkeye Labor Council, with 8,000 members in 47 local unions in seven counties, president of the United Labor Alliance, and president of the Iowa Industrial Union Council. ‘‘I’m quite proud of the way I’ve worked with all the unions in Cedar Rapids and with the Chamber of Commerce and other business interests,’’ he says. ‘‘I can work with BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL people and still have great respect from union folks.”
Employment
Quaker Oats Co., 1961-2001, last 15 years as union president working in labor management role.
Education
High school - Fairbank
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